Critical Pedagogy and Active Approaches to Teaching Shakespeare

Active approaches to teaching Shakespeare are growing in popularity, seen not only as enjoyable and accessible, but as an egalitarian and progressive teaching practice. A growing body of resources supports this work in classrooms. Yet critiques of these approaches argue they are not rigorous and do little to challenge the conservative status quo around Shakespeare. Meanwhile, Shakespeare scholarship more broadly is increasingly recognising the role of critical pedagogy, particularly feminist and decolonising approaches, and asks how best to teach Shakespeare within twenty-first century understandings of cultural value and social justice. Via vignettes of schools' participation in Coram Shakespeare School Foundation's festival, this Element draws on critical theories of education, play and identity to argue active Shakespeare teaching is a playful co-construction with learners and holds rich potential towards furthering social justice-oriented approaches to teaching the plays.

Author: Jennifer Kitchen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 12/07/2023
Pages: 75
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.21lbs
Size: 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.21d
ISBN13: 9781108792653
ISBN10: 1108792650
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh